Clothespin



- W. B. C. SASSE.

CLOTH ESPIN.

APPLI CATIO N FILED JAN. 20, 1919.

1,357,121, I Patented 0m. 26,1920.

witzwpdaw UNITED STATES PATE T. OFFICE 1 WILLIAM B. oi SASSE, orSPEARFISH, SOUTHDAKOTA.

CLOTHESPIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 20, 1919. seria No; 272,047. e

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM a citizen of the United States, residing atSpearfish, in the county of Lawrence, State of South Dakota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothespins;

Another object of the invention is to pr0- vide a clothes pin of novelconstruction which is capable of gripping the clothes line and clothesat the same time and which is arranged to remain on the clothes line-Another object of the invention is to pro vide a novel and improvedstructure which is capable of engaging the clothes and line at the samepoint or gripping the clothes at one point and the line at another.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when drawing. I

In the drawing: c Figure 1 is a side elevation oftheclothes pin inengagement with the line and clothes,

the line being shown in section. b p

Fig. 2 is a front or edge view of the device in the position of F ig; 1.g

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the pin removed from the line. I

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the pin suspended in an inverted positionon the line, and in engagement with a piece of fabric.

Referring particularly to the accompany ing drawing the pin is formedfrom a single length of suitable. non-corrosive spring wire, the ends ofwhich are secured together at 10. The wire is bent to form the largering 11, at one end of the device and the smaller ring 12 at the otherend, the intermediateportions or legs 13 connecting the ends of therings. The portions of the legs 13, adj acent invention is to .theirconnection .withthe smaller ring, are B. C. SASSE,

bentin oppositeldi'rections away from each other, thusproducing, inthesmaller ring,"

a single helix coil or turn which has great resiliency.Thefintermediate'portions of the legsj13 are outwardly and oppositelybowed, as shown at '14: for the reception of.

the clothes line, as clearly seen in Fig. 1 of the drawlng. By reason ofthe apparent twist to the upper ends of the legs, there is formedtherebetween a wedge opening 15,

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intowhich the clothes maybe inserted, in

addition to the gripping between the bowed portlons 1 1. Thus theclothes are held firmly on the line.

It will also be noted that by reason of the fact that the larger ring iscompletely closed, the clothes line must be passed 1 through the clothespin, thus retaining the pin on the line, and preventing the loss ofsame. 1 g p p It will be ;noted thatwhen thev pin is being engaged withthe clothes and line, the l'argerringwill be. spread open whileflthesmaller ring will be drawn under tension toward closed position, therebyproducing a double grip which insures the proper engagementand retentionof the clothes on I the line. taken in connection w1th the accompanyingWhat is claimed is :e I

of wire. and including a large closed ring parallel relation and in theplane of the A clothes pin formed from a single length rings and beingconnected at their ends .to

small ring being crossed at such points of connection, the intermediateportions: of the garment, without the line therebetween, below the line,at times, with the larger ring 7 the rings, the. ends which connect tothe engaged in supporting relation to the line In testimony whereof Iafiix mysignature in the presence of'two witnesses. I

I g WILLIAM'B. C; SASSE. Witnesses: I i e. 7

JAMES S. Nnnsoiv,

F. O. MILLAR.

